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Ma' Barker: A Doting Mother And Gangster Overlord

Behind the Bastards

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The Crimes of the 20s and 30s

Sophie: "It's pretty incredible to imagine her like being taken out on the town by these like wealthy toll sicking stairs" Ma Barker was romantically involved with a number of criminals who bought her drinks and treated her like royalty. FBI records from the 20s and early 30s note that she was romantically linked to several men, one of whom died in an apparent car accident. The series premieres tonight at 10 p.m. ET/PT on HBO.

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